Learning curve of vesico-urinary ultrasonography in Schistosoma haematobium infection with WHO practical guide: A "simple to learn" examination

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1071-1074

  Bonnard, Philippe ^a,b,c   Boutouaba, Samy ^a   Diakhate, Ibrahima ^d   Seck, Modou ^a   Dompnier, Jean Pierre ^a   Riveau, Gilles ^a,b  

^a Biomedical Research Center Espoir pour la Santé CRB EPLS   (Senegal)

^b INSERM U1019   (France)

^c HÔPITAL TENON   (France)

^d Service des Maladies Infectieuses   (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRAZIQUANTEL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING CURVE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; UROGRAPHY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALS; CHILD; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING CURVE; MALE; SCHISTOSOMA HAEMATOBIUM; SCHISTOSOMIASIS HAEMATOBIA; SENEGAL; ULTRASONOGRAPHY; URINARY BLADDER; URINARY TRACT; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 83255181892     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0282     Document Type: Article

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